The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-28

| Endorsement from the executive committee
of the LOYAL League of Calais Mr.. Long
fellow, clerk Of courts, ex-Collector J. B:
| Calais. were on his petitien and a large NUN.
| Der of solid men. He had petitions from
| nire different towns and several Grand Army
| Posts. Some who had signed Fowler's petition
had written letters regrettlng their action
| Mr.. Rounds thought much of the opposition tc
him was owing to his regard for the law and
1 because he would not exercise lenieney in
| dealing with the rumselers. Archibald Nc
| Nichoi and Mr.. Puringt0n Of the law and
order league took the stand and endorsed
| Rounds Mr.. Curran OF the opposition
| offered remarks and reiterated the most
serious charges against Mr.. Rounds.
THE STATES HEALTH.
One of the busiest men at the capitol these
days is DR.. Young. Secretary of the State
Board Of Health The town officers are now
appointing their local boards and making re-
turns of the fact to the secretary. DIR.
Young has draw full of cards arranged in
alphabetical order, each card representing a
| town. There are over four hundred of these
| cards. On each are the names of the health
| officers of the town, and such other facts as
| may be necessary. This bundle of cards is
/ the secretary's roster of subordinates. As
/ soon as returns are received from town a
| black marks made on the upper edge of the
| card, SO that glance at the bundle shows
| just how the health army are getting into
| line. When the local boards have organized
| they will find some work before them If their
| towns have much sickness. Secretary Young
| has prepared series Of blanks which give
| some idea Of what is expected of the local
| boards One blank which is to be filed out
and mailed to the secretary of the State
| Board OF Health, Immediately on the occur
| renee of afirst case of small p0x, diphtheria,
| scarlet fever, cholera, typus or typhoid fever
| or other diseases dangerous to- the public
health Will give all particulars of the disease,
the patient, the danger of spreading, etc.
| Besides this the local board must az the
| same time warn the teachers of local schools
| of the existence of disease in any families
| and whatscholars are to be excluded from
| school. Other, blanks have been prepared
for reporting the progress of the disease, the
means used to check it, and the final subju-
| CATION of it. If the local boards do their
duty Secretary Young will have in his Office
continually correct record of Ethe sickness
IN the state up to date. He will know the
health Of Maine almost as well as a man
knows the health of his family,
THE MILITIA.
Adjutant General Gallagher's report for
| 1856 is now in preparation and will be issued
very soon. This report in some respects is
very different from any issued recently from
the office, in that it makes some sensational
charges against the colonel of the First regi-
ment, while the colonel of the Second is
highly commended. In this part of the re-
| port General Gallagher says:
"In my report for 1885, was obliged to
report three companies in the First regiment
rather below the standard for efficiency and
discipline. In two Of these companies, 'C'
and ID, change in the officers has taken
place, and l am now able to report some inn
nT0VQmnnf in
which is substantially new company with
excellent material and well offieered. Com
H. so far as l can learn, stands substantial
ly the same as one year ago.
These companies were not and are not
wholly at fault. They rightfully complained
OF receiving no assistance or encouragement,
no information or instruction from their reg
mental commander. What encouragement
can company commanders have, to see moth
ing from one years end to the other, ex-
cepting at muster, of their regimental COM
mander? During the past two years the
companies IN this regiment have failed to re-
ceiye the attention and support from its
commanding officer that is due to the several
companies. Few il any companies in this
regiment, so far as / am able to learn, have
been visited by this officer during the past
two years, certainly none outside of Port
land. excepting possibly G. All companies
need the attention, assistance, advice and
encouragement of their regimental comman-
der Military discipline must be MAIN
tanned by all officers, law and orders prompt
eRaF efHn F0ffnnfees band the whole organ
school for the soldier. -dtscinline
OF the second regiment, the Adjt. General
says: , ~ ). ...,
without the annual inspection, the companies
in this regiment are in very good condition,
prompt, as a rule, in the obedience to law and
orders, following the example and require
ments of their regmental commander, who
qf all finQu has the iufQracf and xvplfarQ Of
his command at heart"
The Adjutant General also critcises the
lack of discipline at muster. He says:
''Sobrietys and good behavior should be one
Who should set the example to the enlisted
men? The officers high in authority first,
and then they will be able to enforce their
regulations or orders consistently"
The proper inspection, also, has not been
made during the year, says the report.
As far as rifle practice is concerned, Col.
Harrington reports that while the militia
started in with zeal and industry, they
closed the season discouraged and demoral-
lied, because they were notified by the
Governor that the appropriation would not
admit OF holding the fall competitions. Col.
harrington wants the State to fix the amount
that may be expended by the department OF
rifle practice. A limited number of the best
military rifles should be procured, that the
state may organize State team. The estab-
lloulutul VI L16 TWO CLdte ranges Is lIup6Id-
lively demanded. For seven years the COM
panies have maintained ranges at their own
The militia, hswever, gained considerably
in strength last year. At the close of 1885, 1t
was composed Of 60 officers aud 745 enlisted
men. At present it consists of Is officers
and l016 men, organized as follows: Two
regiments of infantry of eight companies
each, one company of infantry (unattached)
Frontier Guards of Eastport, and the First
Maine Battery composed of two platoons
with five commissioned officers and seventy
men, with four light 12-pounders, or Napol-
con brass guns with limbers and carriages
and caissons.
Perhaps the most important part Of the re-
port is the Adjutant Generals recommends
tion that the commissioned officers Of the
militia should be appointed by the Governor
instead Of elected by the men.
General Lynch was seen last night by a
reporter of the PRESS. He thought the re-
port in regard to the First regiment did both
him and the regiment an injustice. Last
year, on the muster field, the militia were
inspected by an officer of the regular army,
Captain Edward Field, of the 4th Artillery,
who was detailed especially for the purpose
by the government His statement was very
different from General Gallagher's charge.
Captain Field said:
Inc pardueS OF the FIRST heglm6nb were cOuSpi-
cuously good. There were some flaws, especially
at first, such as first sargeants marching on wish
unfxed bayonets and company commanders CIV
ing support arms" before the companies follow
ing them had got upon the lines; but the excel
lence was very marked. The parade rest Of the
9th, 7th and Sth companies was excellent the
fifth almost %perfectiOn. The manual was very
good, excellent at times and in many Of the COM
panies marked with precision and snap that
spoke very highly for the officers and the men.
The commands were admirably given by Colonel
Lynch who is an excellent drill master, tactician
and disciplnarian. The officers line was ad-
mirably dressed and their final advance and
salute smart from the highest professional stand
point
In the same report Captain Field speaks
more at length of the First regiment:
This regiment was marked by greater differ
ences than the Second; the muskets were all good
| except the crack Montgomery Guards, and they
| were strange to say, the worst in the command,
| and positively unseryiceable, being so rusted
| that the rifng could not be seen. They claimed
| that they had long been in use; but / cannot
| imagine that ten years USE If the arms had been
| properly cared for, could produce such condi-
| tion. L suspect that in some companies extreme
| smartness in drill and frequent exhibition per-
| formances tend to the neglect of some important
| solid parts of a soldiers training. Most OF the
muskets in this regiment were in first class con-
| dition, many of them what we would call orderly
muskets, notably companies G. ID. and b. The
| other equipments were as in the Second. The
| men showed also greater variation, might be
| expected from the much larger proportion of the
| m element. that While the average